Heavy hand-woven wool blanket in bold brick-red and white plaid/check, with curly self-fringe on one end, two selvage sides, other end hemmed; tight weave; scattered holes.
blankets (coverings)
fringe
hand weaving
wool (textile)
Blanket
Blanket
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
89 x 78 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1600
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